Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞歷山. Romanization of the Ancient Greek Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Cognate with English Alexander.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ lïk̟̚˧˨ʔ səːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩ʔ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔaː˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩ʔ səːŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩˨ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔaː˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩˨ səːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun edit

A Lịch Sơn

  1. (Roman Catholicism) Alexander

Synonyms edit